Deck 13: Health and Illness in the White Populations

Question 1

For what would a patient of Polish heritage tell the nurse that Swamp Root is used?
1)Aid in elimination
2)Facilitate swallowing
3)Decrease metabolism
4)Cramps

Answer 1

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Question 2

How would a patient of German heritage describe HEALTH? Select all that apply:
1)State of well-being
2)Ability to do duties
3)Positive energy to do things
4)Ability to enjoy life
5)Remain solitary

Answer 2

1,2,3,4

Question 3

What will a patient of Polish heritage tell the nurse is used to treat a cough?
1)Drinking hot lemonade with whiskey
2)Goose grease rubbed on the throat
3)Taking garlic oil
4)A mustard plaster on the chest

Answer 3

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Question 4

What would a patient of Italian heritage tell the nurse is the cause of a less severe ILLNESS?
1)The evil eye
2)Curses
3)Anxiety
4)Failure to pray

Question 5

Which actions might a patient of German heritage use to treat a cough? Select all that apply:
1)Rub goose fat on the chest
2)Eating honey and milk
3)Drinking rum
4)Drinking lemon juice and whiskey
5)Application of cold metal to body site

Question 6

Which actions might a pregnant patient of Italian heritage practice? Select all that apply:
1)Eating foods that are smelled
2)Avoid bending
3)Avoiding reaching
4)Apply warm-water soaks
5)Bottle up emotions

Question 7

What might a patient of German heritage used to treat a stomachache?
1)Drink peppermint tea
2)Stop eating for at least 24 hours
3)Take black draught
4)Eat chicken soup

Question 8

What will a patient of Polish heritage use to treat scratches?
1)Spider webs
2)Salt pork
3)Urine
4)Senna leaf tea

Question 9

What would a patient of Italian heritage tell the nurse is the cause of an upper respiratory infection?
1)Moving air in the form of drafts
2)Eating food that was not nutritious
3)Improper balance of fluids
4)Not dressing properly

Question 10

Which remedies might a patient of German heritage use to treat a sore throat? Select all that apply:
1)Onion compress
2)Chicken soup
3)Drinking salt water
4)Spearmint
5)Black draught

Question 11

When caring for a postoperative wound at home,what would a patient of German heritage tend to use?
1)Iodine
2)Kerosene
3)Salves and liniments
4)Onion compresses

Question 12

How would someone from Polish heritage describe ILLNESS to the nurse?
1)The opposite of HEALTH
2)Not wearing proper clothing
3)Gossiping about someone
4)Failing to wear a scapular

Question 13

In which state(s)is the non-Hispanic White population a minority? Select all that apply:
1)Massachusetts
2)Texas
3)Hawaii
4)Illinois
5)New Mexico

Question 14

According to the 2015 Census Bureau estimates,what is the most commonly reported European country of ancestry for White people in the United States?
1)Germany
2)Italy
3)Ireland
4)England

Question 15

Why would it be difficult for the nurse to obtain information about sex and bodily functions from a female patient of Italian heritage?
1)There is a strong sense of modesty that hampers discussion.
2)The medical terms have no parallel meaning in Italian.
3)They prefer to only speak to female physicians.
4)Most male physicians may not want to discuss these issues.

Question 16

Which action would a patient of German heritage use to protect HEALTH?
1)Dressing properly for the season
2)Always wearing a hat to protect the head
3)Eating garlic with lunch and dinner
4)Drinking orange juice every day

Question 17

What will the nurse assess as an important component of HEALING for a patient of Italian heritage?
1)Religious faith in God
2)Use of garlic and olive oil in tonics
3)Wearing black when a family member is ill
4)Eating pasta at every meal

Question 18

What are identified as causes of ILLNESS in persons of German heritage? Select all that apply:
1)Germ theory
2)Stress-related theory
3)Drafts
4)Punishment from God
5)Belief in poor judgment

Question 19

How would a patient of Polish heritage explain HEALTH to the nurse? Select all that apply:
1)Happy
2)No need for a doctor
3)Ability to work
4)Not ill-tempered
5)Not doing what I want to do

Question 20

For what would a patient of German heritage use cloves?
1)Salbec
2)Rheumatism
3)Headache
4)Fever

Question 21

What would the nurse recall when assessing a male White patient regarding the rate of suicide when compared to Native Americans,Hispanics,and African Americans?
1)The rate is higher.
2)The rate is essentially equal.
3)Suicide rates are not broken out specifically for population groups.
4)The rate is lower.

Question 22

What would the nurse consider about the incidence of cancer when assessing a White patient?
1)It is slightly higher than for the overall population.
2)It is lower than among the overall population.
3)It is equal with other races in incidence.
4)It is significantly lower than other races.

Question 23

For which health problems would the nurse assess in a patient of Italian heritage because of a genetic risk for developing the illness? Select all that apply:
1)Favism
2)Thalassemia syndromes
3)Sickle cell anemia
4)Psoriasis
5)Iron deficiency anemia

Question 24

When comparing the leading causes of death for all persons,to the White population,which statement is accurate?
1)Alzheimer's disease is more prominent in the White population than all populations.
2)Influenza and pneumonia is more prominent in all populations than in the White population.
3)Diseases of the heart are equally significant for both the White population and all populations.
4)Suicide occurs less frequently in the White population then in all populations.

Question 25

When compared to all races,which would be considered to be higher in the White-only population?
1)Percentage of women receiving prenatal care
2)Infant mortality rate
3)Percentage of low birth-weight infants
4)Crude birth rate